Bob Willoughby

Contains high quality stills from the film together with cast details. The text is in English, German and French.

Rosemary's Baby

In his distinguished career as a Hollywood photographer, Bob Willoughby has taken some of the benchmark photos of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda, but he's unequivocal about who was his favourite subject: Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, otherwise known as Audrey Hepburn. One morning in 1953 Willoughby was summoned to photograph a new starlet. It was a humdrum commission for the regular studio portraitist now credited with having virtually invented the photojournalistic motion picture still, but when he met the Belgian beauty, Willoughby was enraptured. "She took my hand like... well, a princess, and dazzled me with that smile that God designed to melt mortal men's hearts, " he recalls. As Hepburn's career soared upwards following her US debut in Roman Holiday, Willoughby became a trusted friend, framing her working and home life. His historic, perfectionist, tender photographs seek out the many facets to Hepburn's beauty and elegance as she progresses from her debut to the career high of My Fair Lady in '63. Willoughby's studies, showing her on set, preparing for a scene, interacting with actors and directors and retreating into her private self, comprise one of photography's great platonic love affairs and an unrivalled record of one of last century's touchstone beauties.

An Intimate Collection

Audrey

Gabriel Bauret

Théâtre de la photographie et de l'image (Nice, France)

Bob Willoughby's Hollywood

Audrey Hepburn

"Plus encore que les objets, les gens doivent être restaurés, renouvelés, ravivés, reconquis et rachetés ; personne ne devrait être rejeté". - Audrey HepburnAu cours de sa passionnante carrière de photographe de studio à Hollywood, Bob Willoughby a saisi dans son objectif Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor ou Jane Fonda, mais il est sans équivoque à propos de son modèle favori : Audrey Kathleen Ruston, future Edda van Heemstra Hepburn-Ruston, plus connue sous le nom d'Audrey Hepburn. Willoughby est appelé un matin de 1953 pour prendre des clichés de cette nouvelle starlette fraîchement arrivée dans la capitale américaine du film : une commande de routine pour ce portraitiste considéré comme un des pionniers de la photographie de plateau ; mais lorsqu'il rencontre cette jeune beauté d'origine belge, Willoughby est ensorcelé. "Elle m'a pris la main comme... comme une princesse, et elle m'a éblouie avec ce sourire que Dieu a créé pour faire fondre le coeur des mortels" , se souvient-il. Hepburn remporte l'Oscar pour son premier rôle "américain" dans Vacances romaines et sa carrière explose, sous l'oeil bienveillant et admiratif de Willoughby, devenu un ami de confiance, qui la suit avec son appareil sur les plateaux et à la ville. Ses photos documentaires, perfectionnistes et tendres débusquent les diverses facettes de la beauté et de l'élégance de Hepburn, de ses débuts jusqu'à l'apogée de sa carrière, My Fair Lady, en 1963. Les séries de Willoughby, qui la montrent pendant les tournages, en train de se préparer pour une scène, d'interagir avec ses partenaires et réalisateurs, puis retourner à sa vie privée, racontent une des plus belles histoires d'amour platonique de la photographie, et constituent un témoignage d'une valeur incomparable sur une des grandes beautés cinématographiques du XXe siècle. Après l'édition limitée, voici l'édition grand public !

Photographs 1953-1966

In his distinguished career as a Hollywood photographer, Bob Willoughby took iconic photos of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor and Jane Fonda, but remains unequivocal about his favourite subject: Audrey Kathleen Ruston, best known as Audrey Hepburn. This title features his photographs that seek out the many facets of Hepburn's beauty and elegance.

With a foreword by legendary jazz pianist Dave Brubeck, American photographer Bob Willoughby's timeless collection of jazz photographs pays homage to the greats who pioneered an unparalleled musical genre. In Jazz: Body and Soul, you'll find unrivaled images of the most famous jazz artists of all time (listed below), as well as never-before-published photographs of inspired performances and backstage jitters. Accompanied by Willoughby's intimate recollections, this is a unique firsthand view of what it was like to experience the golden age of jazz, as part of what Dave Brubeck's son Darius proclaimed "the beginning of the beyond." Whether you're a seasoned jazzer paying tribute to your heroes, a newcomer educating yourself on all the key players, or simply a lover of gorgeous photographs, you'll find Willoughby's collection to be as enduring as the music itself. FEATURED MUSICIANS: Louis ArmstrongChet BakerAl BarteeDave BrubeckBarney BigardJune ChristyBuck ClaytonOrnette ColemanBob CooperMiles DavisPaul DesmondBilly EckstineRoy EldridgeDuke EllingtonZiggy ElmanJon FaddisArt FarmerMaynard FergusonElla FitzgeraldRuss FreemanJan GarbarekStan GetzDizzy GillespiePaul GonsalvesBenny GoodmanWycliffe GordonWardell GrayLionel HamptonTom HarrellColeman HawkinsPercy HeathEarl 'Fatha' HinesJohnny HodgesBillie HolidayQuentin JacksonHarry JamesManu KatchéStan KentonLee KonitzGene KrupaPeggy LeeJohn LewisSmilin' Smokey LynnShelly ManneCharlie MarianoEllis MarsalisWynton MarsalisJohn McLaughlinBig Jay McNeelyPat MethenyVelma MiddletonGlen MooreGerry MulliganRay NanceArt PepperOscar PetersonMarcus RobertsHoward RumseyBud ShankArvell ShawGeorge ShearingFrank SinatraLew TabackinKoko TaylorJack TeagardenMartha TiltonCal TjaderCharlie VenturaEberhard WeberRonald WestrayTeddy Wilson

Body and Soul

Jazz

This book brings together the work of one of the foremost photojournalists of the Hollywood movie industry. Since the 1950s Willoughby has documented the making of hundreds of films, taking intimate portraits of directors and their stars, reflecting the drama and emotions both on and off the screen. This book is a tribute to the art of moviemaking and to many of its greatest personalities.--Publisher's description.

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